A-1 Pictures

A-1 Pictures Inc.

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Type	Kabushiki gaisha Subsidiary
Industry	Animation studio
Founded	May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
Founder	Mikihiro Iwata
Headquarters	4-38-18 Naritahigashi, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Tomonori Ochikoshi (President)
Number of employees	152 (as of October 2014)
Parent	Aniplex Inc. (100%) (Sony)
Website	www.a1p.jp

A-1 Pictures Inc. is a Japanese animation studio founded by Ex-Sunrise producer Mikihiro Iwata, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)'s anime production firm Aniplex.

History

The studio was established by SMEJ's animation production division, Aniplex, on May 9, 2005, to animate its anime series and productions. In 2006, it co-produced the original production Zenmai Zamurai, and in October of the same year, established a studio in Asagaya. In the following year, 2007, the studio produced its first series, Ōkiku Furikabutte.

Originally established to oversee the production of only a few of Aniplex's family-oriented series, the studio has since grown and expanded as a full-fledged studio involved in the production of a wide range of media and anime productions and other activities, which it has overseen.

The studio has also expanded its international presence, participating in the noted international convention, Anime Expo 2007 (AX 2007), held in Long Beach, California, and having its own panel there.

Works

Television series

Title	Original Broadcast Channel	First run start date	First run end date	Notes
Zenmai Zamurai	NHK E	April 3, 2006	March 26, 2010	Original work Co-production with No Side
Robby & Kerobby	TV Tokyo	April 1, 2007	March 30, 2008	Original work
Big Windup!	TBS, MBS	April 12, 2007	September 28, 2007	Based on a manga by Asa Higuchi
Persona: Trinity Soul	Tokyo MX, BS11	January 5, 2008	June 28, 2008	Based on a video game by Atlus
Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode	TV Saitama	July 4, 2008	September 29, 2008	Based on a manga by Masami Yuki
Black Butler	MBS	October 3, 2008	March 27, 2009	Based on a manga by Yana Toboso
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens	Tokyo MX	October 4, 2008	December 27, 2008	Based on a manga by Eri Takenashi Co-production with Ordet
Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode 2	SUN-TV	January 9, 2009	May 28, 2009	Sequel to Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode
Valkyria Chronicles	MBS	April 4, 2009	September 26, 2009	Based on a video game by Sega
Fairy Tail	TXN (TV Tokyo)	October 12, 2009 (first series) April 5, 2014 (second series) 2018 (third series)	March 30, 2013 (first series) March 26, 2016 (second series)	Based on a manga by Hiro Mashima Co-production with Satelight (first series) and Bridge (second series)
Sound of the Sky	TV Tokyo	January 5, 2010	March 22, 2010	Original work
Ōkiku Furikabutte ~Natsu no Taikai-hen~	MBS, TBS	April 1, 2010	June 24, 2010	Sequel to Big Windup!
Working!!	Tokyo MX	April 4, 2010	June 26, 2010	Based on a manga by Karino Takatsu
Night Raid 1931	TV Tokyo	April 5, 2010	June 28, 2010	Original work
Black Butler II	MBS	July 2, 2010	September 17, 2010	Sequel to Black Butler
Occult Academy	TV Tokyo	July 6, 2010	September 27, 2010	Original work
Togainu no Chi	MBS, TBS	October 7, 2010	December 23, 2010	Based on a video game by Nitro+chiral
Fractale	Fuji TV	January 14, 2011	April 1, 2011	Original work Co-production with Ordet
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day	Fuji TV	April 15, 2011	June 24, 2011	Original work
Blue Exorcist	JNN (MBS)	April 17, 2011	October 2, 2011	Based on a manga by Kazue Kato
Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%	Tokyo MX	July 3, 2011	September 24, 2011	Based on a video game by Nippon Ichi Software
The Idolmaster	TBS	July 8, 2011	December 23, 2011	Based on a video game by Namco Bandai
Working'!!	Tokyo MX	October 1, 2011	December 24, 2011	Sequel to Working!!
Space Brothers	NNS (ytv)	April 1, 2012	March 22, 2014	Based on a manga by Chūya Koyama
Tsuritama	Fuji TV	April 12, 2012	June 28, 2012	Original work
Sword Art Online	Tokyo MX	July 7, 2012	December 22, 2012	Based on a light novel by Reki Kawahara
From the New World	TV Asahi	September 28, 2012	March 23, 2013	Based on a novel by Yūsuke Kishi
Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter	TXN (TV Tokyo)	October 2, 2012	September 24, 2013	Based on a video game by Square Enix
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic	JNN (MBS)	October 7, 2012	March 31, 2013	Based on a manga by Shinobu Ohtaka
Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru	Tokyo MX	January 6, 2013	March 31, 2013	Based on a light novel by Yūji Yūji
Vividred Operation	MBS	January 11, 2013	March 29, 2013	Original work
Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 2000%	TV Aichi	April 3, 2013	June 26, 2013	Sequel to Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%
Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai.	Tokyo MX	April 7, 2013	June 30, 2013	Based on a light novel by Tsukasa Fushimi Sequel to Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Servant x Service	ABC	July 4, 2013	September 26, 2013	Based on a manga by Karino Takatsu
Silver Spoon	Fuji TV	July 11, 2013	September 19, 2013	Based on a manga by Hiromu Arakawa
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic	JNN (MBS)	October 6, 2013	March 30, 2014	Sequel to Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Galilei Donna	Fuji TV	October 10, 2013	December 20, 2013	Original work
Silver Spoon II	Fuji TV	January 9, 2014	March 27, 2014	Sequel to Silver Spoon
World Conquest Zvezda Plot	Tokyo MX	January 11, 2014	March 29, 2014	Original work
Nanana's Buried Treasure	Fuji TV	April 10, 2014	June 19, 2014	Based on a light novel by Kazuma Ōtorino
Aldnoah.Zero	Tokyo MX	July 5, 2014 (Part 1) January 10, 2015 (Part 2)	September 20, 2014 (Part 1) March 28, 2015 (Part 2)	Original work Co-production with TROYCA
Sword Art Online II	Tokyo MX	July 5, 2014	December 20, 2014	Sequel to Sword Art Online
Persona 4: The Golden Animation	MBS	July 10, 2014	September 25, 2014	Based on a video game by Atlus
Black Butler: Book of Circus	MBS	July 10, 2014	September 11, 2014	Related to Black Butler
Magic Kaito 1412	NNS (ytv)	October 4, 2014	March 28, 2015	Based on a manga by Gosho Aoyama
The Seven Deadly Sins	JNN (MBS)	October 5, 2014	March 29, 2015	Based on a manga by Nakaba Suzuki
Your Lie in April	Fuji TV	October 9, 2014	March 19, 2015	Based on a manga by Naoshi Arakawa
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend	Fuji TV	January 8, 2015	March 26, 2015	Based on a light novel by Fumiaki Maruto
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls	Tokyo MX	January 10, 2015	April 11, 2015	Based on a social network game by Namco Bandai in The Idolmaster series
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid	Tokyo MX	April 3, 2015	June 19, 2015	Based on a manga by Masaki Tsuzuki
Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation	Tokyo MX	April 4, 2015	June 20, 2015	Based on a video game by Square Enix in Gunslinger Stratos
Ultimate Otaku Teacher	NNS (ytv)	April 4, 2015	September 26, 2015	Based on a manga by Takeshi Azuma
Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Revolutions	Tokyo MX	April 5, 2015	June 28, 2015	Related to Uta no Prince-sama
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri	Tokyo MX	July 3, 2015	March 25, 2016	Based on a novel by Takumi Yanai
Working!!!	Tokyo MX	July 4, 2015	December 26, 2015	Second sequel to Working!!
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: 2nd Season	Tokyo MX	July 17, 2015	October 17, 2015	Sequel to The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
Subete ga F ni Naru	Fuji TV	October 8, 2015	December 17, 2015	Based on a novel by Hiroshi Mori
The Asterisk War	Tokyo MX	October 3, 2015	June 18, 2016	Based on a light novel by Yuu Miyazaki
Erased	Fuji TV	January 7, 2016	March 24, 2016	Based on a manga by Kei Sanbe
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash	Tokyo MX	January 10, 2016	March 26, 2016	Based on a light novel by Ao Jūmonji
Ace Attorney: I Object to that "Truth"!	NNS (ytv)	April 2, 2016	September 24, 2016	Based on a video game by Capcom
B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious	Tokyo MX	July 3, 2016	September 25, 2016	Original work
Qualidea Code	Tokyo MX	July 10, 2016	September 24, 2016	Based on a light novel by Sō Sagara and Wataru Watari
The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War	JNN (MBS, TBS)	August 28, 2016	September 18, 2016	Related to The Seven Deadly Sins
WWW.Working!!	Tokyo MX	October 1, 2016	December 24, 2016	Spin-off to Working!!
Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star	Tokyo MX	October 2, 2016	December 25, 2016	Related to Uta no Prince-sama
Occultic;Nine	Tokyo MX	October 9, 2016	December 25, 2016	Based on a light novel by Chiyomaru Shikura
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga	JNN (MBS)	January 7, 2017	March 25, 2017	Sequel to Blue Exorcist
Interviews with Monster Girls	Tokyo MX	January 7, 2017	March 25, 2017	Based on a manga by Petos
Granblue Fantasy The Animation	Tokyo MX	April 1, 2017	June 25, 2017	Based on a video game by Cygames
Eromanga Sensei	Tokyo MX	April 8, 2017	June 24, 2017	Based on a light novel by Tsukasa Fushimi
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat	Fuji TV	April 13, 2017	June 23, 2017	Sequel to Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
Fate/Apocrypha	Tokyo MX	July 1, 2017	December 30, 2017	Based on a light novel by Yūichirō Higashide
Blend S	Tokyo MX	October 7, 2017	December 23, 2017	Based on a 4-panel manga by Miyuki Nakayama
The Idolm@ster SideM	Tokyo MX	October 7, 2017	December 30, 2017	Related to The Idolmaster
Record of Grancrest War	Tokyo MX	January 5, 2018	TBA	Based on a light novel by Ryo Mizuno
Slow Start	Tokyo MX	January 6, 2018	TBA	Based on a 4-panel manga by Yuiko Tokumi
Darling in the Franxx	Tokyo MX	January 13, 2018	TBA	Original work Co-production with Trigger
The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments	JNN (MBS, TBS)	January 13, 2018	TBA	Sequel to The Seven Deadly Sins
Persona 5: The Animation	Tokyo MX	April 7, 2018	TBA	Based on a video game by Atlus
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku	Fuji TV	April 12, 2018	TBA	Based on a manga by Fujita
Ace Attorney: I Object to that "Truth"! Season 2	NNS (ytv)	October 2018	TBA	Sequel to Ace Attorney: I Object to that "Truth"!
Sword Art Online: Alicization	TBA	October 2018	TBA	Sequel to Sword Art Online II

Films

Title	Release Date	Notes
Welcome to the Space Show	June 26, 2010
Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess	August 18, 2012
Blue Exorcist: The Movie	December 28, 2012
Saint Young Men	May 10, 2013
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day	August 31, 2013
The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future!	January 25, 2014
Ookii 1 Nensei to Chiisana 2 Nensei	March 1, 2014
Persona 3 The Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream	June 7, 2014
Space Brothers #0	August 9, 2014
Persona 3 The Movie: #3 Falling Down	April 4, 2015
The Anthem of the Heart	September 19, 2015
Garakowa: Restore the World	January 9, 2016
Persona 3 The Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth	January 23, 2016
Doukyuusei	February 20, 2016
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic	January 21, 2017
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale	February 18, 2017
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry	May 6, 2017
The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky	August 18, 2018
Untitled Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend film	TBA

OVA/ONA

Title	Release Date	Notes
Big Windup!	2007
Black Butler	2009
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens	2009
Sound of the Sky	2010
Night Raid 1931	2010
Valkyria Chronicles III	January 27, 2011
Black Butler: Book of Murder	October 25, 2014 (Part 1) November 15, 2014 (Part 2)
Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV	March 30, 2016 – September 30, 2016	Co-production with Square Enix. Based in the world and continuity of the 2016 video game, Final Fantasy XV.
Shelter	2016	Music video for American EDM musician Porter Robinson

Others

Title	Year	Notes
Namisuke	2007
Ōkiku Furikabutte: Honto no Ace ni Nareru Kamo	2007	Nintendo DS game; Produced the animation and CG segments
Takane no Jitensha (a.k.a. Takane's Bike)	2008	winner of Animax's Animax Taishō award
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4	2008	PlayStation 2 game; Produced the animation with Studio Hibari
Valkyria Chronicles II	2010	PlayStation Portable game
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice	2016	Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android game
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology	2017	Nintendo 3DS game; Produced the opening animation
Layton's Mystery Journey	2017	Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android game

External links

• Official website
• A-1 Pictures at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

Works by A-1 Pictures
Television series	Zenmai Zamurai (2006–2010) • Robby & Kerobby (2007–2008) • Big Windup! (2007) • Persona: Trinity Soul (2008) • Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008) • Black Butler (2008–2009) • Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (2008) • Birdy the Mighty: Decode 2 (2009) • Valkyria Chronicles (2009) • Fairy Tail (2009–2016) • Sound of the Sky (2010) • Ōkiku Furikabutte ~Natsu no Taikai-hen~ (2010) • Working!! (2010) • Night Raid 1931 (2010) • Black Butler II (2010) • Occult Academy (2010) • Togainu no Chi (2010) • Fractale (2011) • Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011) • Blue Exorcist (2011) • Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000% (2011) • The Idolmaster (2011) • Working'!! (2011) • Space Brothers (2012–2014) • Tsuritama (2012) • Sword Art Online (2012) • From the New World (2012–2013) • Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter (2012–2013) • Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (2012–2013) • Oreshura (2013) • Vividred Operation (2013) • Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 2000% (2013) • Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. (2013) • Servant × Service (2013) • Silver Spoon (2013) • Magi: The Kingdom of Magic (2013–2014) • Galilei Donna (2013) • Silver Spoon II (2014) • World Conquest Zvezda Plot (2014) • Nanana's Buried Treasure (2014) • Aldnoah.Zero (2014–2015) • Sword Art Online II (2014) • Persona 4: The Golden Animation (2014) • Black Butler: Book of Circus (2014) • Magic Kaito 1412 (2014–2015) • The Seven Deadly Sins (2014–2015) • Your Lie in April (2014–2015) • Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (2015) • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls (2015) • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid (2015) • Gunslinger Stratos: THE ANIMATION (2015) • Ultimate Otaku Teacher (2015) • Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Revolutions (2015) • Gate (2015–2016) • Working!!! (2015) • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: 2nd Season (2015) • The Asterisk War (2015–2016) • Subete ga F ni Naru (2015) • Erased (2016) • Fairy Tail Zero (2016) • Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (2016) • Ace Attorney (2016) • B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious (2016) • Qualidea Code (2016) • The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War (2016) • Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Legend Star (2016) • The Seven Deadly Sins II (2016) Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Flat (2017) • Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc (2017) • Eromanga Sensei (TBA) • Granblue Fantasy (TBA) • WWW.Working!! (TBA)
Feature films	Welcome to the Space Show (2010) • Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess (2012) • Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012) • Saint Young Men (2013) • Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2013) • The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! (2014) • Persona 3 The Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014) • Space Brothers #0 (2014) • Persona 3 The Movie: #3 Falling Down (2015) • The Anthem of the Heart (2015) • Garakowa: Restore the World (2016) • Persona 3 The Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth (2016) • Doukyuusei (2016) • Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017) • Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017)
OVAs/ONAs	Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (2009) • Birdy the Mighty: Decode - Cipher (2009) • Night Raid 1931 (2010) • Sound of the Sky (2010) • Fairy Tail (2011–present) • Valkyria Chronicles III (2011) • The Idolmaster Shiny Festa (2012) • Saint Young Men (2012–2013) • Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. (2013) • Sword Art Online: Extra Edition (2013) • Black Butler: Book of Murder (2014) • Moments (2015) • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls (2016) • Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV (2016)